Keep those beebers stuned. Paul Harvey will be back with the Rest of the Story after he takes a long shower...
Posted on 07/20/2004 11:14:11 PM PDT by propertius
Edited on 07/21/2004 11:16:05 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update from Wash Times: A U.S. military spokesman in Tikrit told United Press International that the report was untrue. "Nothing's been found. The report is not factual," said Master Sgt. Robert Cowens, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division... A spokesman with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's office told UPI that the report concerning the alleged missiles and warheads emerged "while gathering information for Saddam Hussein's tribunal" during the interrogation of a captured former official of Saddam's regime.
Al Sabah, the Iraqi newspaper funded by the Coalition Provisional Authority, reports on its front page this morning that a former senior Ba'ath party activist has led coalition troops to three nuclear warheads hidden in a bunker.
Will post translation when we have it.
To: All
Here is story in full:
Headline: Khidhur (or Khidhir) al-Douri, back from the dead, reveals three nuclear missiles
Sources in the Interior ministry and the National Security Advisor's Office refused to comment on news reports that three missiles with nuclear warheads had been seized during the arrest of Khidhur al-Douri, the former Ba'ath party member.
Iraqi political sources, who requested anonimity, inisisted that Iraqi security authorities arrested al-Douri and seized the missiles.
The same sources told al-Sabah that al-Douri, who held meany Ba'ath party positions during the former regime, was falsely pronounced dead on its demise. Forged death certificates had been circulated.
He was arrested in an area between Oja and al-Dour, in Salahidine province.
The same sources said three missiles were found with nuclear heads attached in a tunnel six metres underground.
A cement layer six metres thick had been built over the tunnel to hide it from scientific ray detection that could detect the radiation emitted by the nuclear heads.
The tunnel leading to the three missiles is connected to a small hole that opens out on the main road between Ouja and Dour.
The sources said al-Douri was arrested after sending an email, specifying the location and a meeting place in Tikrit.
Authorities analysed the message. Iraqi forces then moved into the area, laying a trap that snared al-Douri and his son.
Al-Douri then revealed the location of the missiles. Various light weapons and money was also seized during the operation.
ENDS
171 posted on 07/21/2004 12:00:20 AM PDT by propertius
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I would only be surprised that they would know about it...I know many lurk here, but I doubt the DUpes would post something with the potential to crush them.
But you're right--it will be some Bush/Cheney/Halliburton/Rumsfeld/Ashcroft/CIA/Scott Baio conspiracy.
Keep those beebers stuned. Paul Harvey will be back with the Rest of the Story after he takes a long shower...
Middle of the night Ping
That's okay.....I'd rather be pinged,even though I've found the thread on my own,than miss great threads. :-)
He was funding terror by arranging the killing of Jews with bombs in Israel.
That was enough right there.
What was the beebers stuned thing again?
They just found another 35 Shells with Sarin in addition to the ones they found earlier...
It is in the Arabic version of today's paper, a copy of which is sitting in front of me in my office in Baghdad. That is why there are no links...
Where did you get that news????
Damn, this could be BIG. That sound you might hear tomorrow is all of Bush's critics crapping down both legs of their pants, Kerry going back to Boston and jumping headfirst into the Big Dig, Michael Moore's head exploding, and the giant sucking sound of all the air being let out of the antiwar movement.
Lebo...wasn't that a rock group that wore pots on their heads?
Yes, I can see Kerry saying the same thing. He'd say he's been steadfastly holding to the opinion that the war in Iraq had to be fought, and that unlike Bush, he never pandered to the ant-war folks who are short-sighted.
Awesome dude. Oh and what does "beebers stuned" mean?
I think that was "Izzy".
And Mohammed was his ambassador to the UN.
Apparently lots of Saddam's buddies were from Douri.
Isn't he one of the deck o' cards creeps?
Hey, when do they usually post the next day's news ?
I agree. Typical muslim behaviour. They would give their own mother away to save themselves. I am wondering why there's any objection/suspicion connected to this news appearing in an Iraqi paper? They don't need to ask permission of anyone to publish their own news, do they?
Like, Shall we print this or ask Negroponte's permission first? No way. Iraq has sovereignity. They can print what they like where they like, surely?
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